6 Mind-Reading Tech Projects That Might Freak You Out

Our gadgets know where we are and what we've been doing. But our thoughts are safe. Right?

The NSA may be monitoring all our communications, but at least our thoughts are safe. Right?

That might not be the case for much longer, as scientists are already capable of rudimentary thought-reading. Researchers have gone from bottling brains in formaldehyde and plumbing the psyche with psychology to machinery like CT scans and MRIs.

Now that researchers are fluent with the physical structure and chemical workings of the brain, they are after answers to the bigger mysteries. What's behind our intentions? What makes some people psychopaths? What do other people's dreams look like?

To do this, researchers need to observe the brain in action, something they can do with a functional MRI (fMRI), which measures brain activity by picking up on the magnetic properties of hemoglobin that vary with blood oxygenation. Scientists have made some startling breakthroughs in reproducing our thoughts on a screen and delving into what motivates us to do the things we do. Creepy or awesome? Check out the slideshow and judge for yourself.

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